• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Contrasting behavior of the structural and magnetic properties in Mn- and Fe-doped In2O3 films
  • Contributor: Feng, Qi; Blythe, Harry J.; Jiang, Feng-Xian; Xu, Xiao-Hong; Heald, Steve M.; Fox, A. Mark; Gehring, Gillian A.
  • imprint: AIP Publishing, 2013
  • Published in: APL MATERIALS
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1063/1.4818169
  • ISSN: 2166-532X
  • Keywords: General Engineering ; General Materials Science
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  • Description: <jats:p>We have observed room temperature ferromagnetism in In2O3 thin films doped with either 5 at.% Mn or Fe, prepared by pulsed laser deposition at substrate temperatures ranging from 300 to 600 °C. The dependence of saturation magnetization on grain size was investigated for both types of In2O3 films. It is revealed that, for the Mn-doped films, the magnetization was largest with small grains, indicating the importance of grain boundaries. In contrast, for Fe-doped films, the largest magnetization was observed with large grains.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access